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[PATCH 6.12 015/139] nvme-tcp: fix NULL pointer dereferences in nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: 2026-01-21 18:17:46
Also in: linux-patches
Subsystem: nvm express target driver, the rest · Maintainers: Christoph Hellwig, Sagi Grimberg, Chaitanya Kulkarni, Linus Torvalds

6.12-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Shivam Kumar <redacted>

[ Upstream commit 32b63acd78f577b332d976aa06b56e70d054cbba ]

Commit efa56305908b ("nvmet-tcp: Fix a kernel panic when host sends an invalid H2C PDU length")
added ttag bounds checking and data_offset
validation in nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu(), but it did not validate
whether the command's data structures (cmd->req.sg and cmd->iov) have
been properly initialized before processing H2C_DATA PDUs.

The nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() function dereferences these pointers
without NULL checks. This can be triggered by sending H2C_DATA PDU
immediately after the ICREQ/ICRESP handshake, before
sending a CONNECT command or NVMe write command.

Attack vectors that trigger NULL pointer dereferences:
1. H2C_DATA PDU sent before CONNECT → both pointers NULL
2. H2C_DATA PDU for READ command → cmd->req.sg allocated, cmd->iov NULL
3. H2C_DATA PDU for uninitialized command slot → both pointers NULL

The fix validates both cmd->req.sg and cmd->iov before calling
nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec(). Both checks are required because:
- Uninitialized commands: both NULL
- READ commands: cmd->req.sg allocated, cmd->iov NULL
- WRITE commands: both allocated

Fixes: efa56305908b ("nvmet-tcp: Fix a kernel panic when host sends an invalid H2C PDU length")
Reviewed-by: Sagi Grimberg <sagi@grimberg.me>
Signed-off-by: Shivam Kumar <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
 drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index 6268b18d24569..94fab721f8cd7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,18 @@ static int nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue)
 		pr_err("H2CData PDU len %u is invalid\n", cmd->pdu_len);
 		goto err_proto;
 	}
+       /*
+	* Ensure command data structures are initialized. We must check both
+	* cmd->req.sg and cmd->iov because they can have different NULL states:
+	* - Uninitialized commands: both NULL
+	* - READ commands: cmd->req.sg allocated, cmd->iov NULL
+	* - WRITE commands: both allocated
+	*/
+	if (unlikely(!cmd->req.sg || !cmd->iov)) {
+		pr_err("queue %d: H2CData PDU received for invalid command state (ttag %u)\n",
+			queue->idx, data->ttag);
+		goto err_proto;
+	}
 	cmd->pdu_recv = 0;
 	nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec(cmd);
 	queue->cmd = cmd;
-- 
2.51.0


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